Mr. Wogan is being charged with larceny of more than $250 and will be arraigned in Worcester District Court at a later date.

Mr. Wogan allegedly entered the store just after 11 a.m. Friday and looked at several pieces of jewelry before asking the clerk if he could try on a gold bracelet.

After he had donned the bracelet, Mr. Wogan allegedly ran. The store employee chased the suspect out of the mall, across Route 12 and into the Toys R Us parking lot, where the alleged thief got into a blue Volvo.